Definition of Rifamycin

1. Noun. Any of a group of antibiotics, a subclass of the ansamycins, which are synthesized either naturally by the bacterium ''Amycolatopsis mediterranei'' or artificially. ¹

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Definition of Rifamycin

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Rifamycin

1. Antibiotic produced by Streptomyces mediterranei that acts by inhibiting prokaryotic, but not eukaryotic DNA dependent RNA synthesis. Blocks initiation, but not elongation of transcripts. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rifamycin

riems
rieslings
rietboc
rieve
riever
rievers
rieves
rieving
rifabutin
rifacimento
rifaldazine
rifampicin
rifampicins
rifampin
rifampins
rifamycin (current term)
rifamycin B oxidase
rifamycins
rifapentine
rife
rifely
rifeness
rifenesses
rifer
rifest
riff
riff-raff
riffage
riffages
riffed

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